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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-09-06 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 20.00 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 254 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.55 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is just a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a 60.9 score against 55.7. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with Android 4.0 OS. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is a extremely thinner and somewhat lighter tablet than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features a way better hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 6 less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a better display than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has a quite worse display density, a quite smaller display and a way lower 1200 x 1920 resolution.
IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE one, both have the same internal storage. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a battery lifetime that is very similar to Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's battery lifetime.
IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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